1997 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=1997


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Teams=64
FinalFourArena=Riverfront Coliseum
FinalFourCity=Cincinnati, Ohio
Champions=Tennessee
TitleCount=5th
RunnerUp=Old Dominion
GameCount=2nd
Semifinal1=Stanford
FinalFourCount=6th
Semifinal2=Notre Dame
FinalFourCount2=1st
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Points=The 1997 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 14, 1997 and concluded on March 30, 1997 when Tennessee won the national title. The Final Four was held at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 28 - March 30, 1997. Tennessee, Old Dominion, Stanford, and Notre Dame qualified to the Final Four. Tennessee and Old Dominion won their semi-final Final Four matchups and continued on to the championship. Tennessee defeated Old Dominion 68-59 for their fifth national title.

Regional Cities

{| class="wikitable"! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | West Region
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Seed!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|School!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Conference
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#1
Stanford
Pac-10
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#2
Georgia
SEC
-
#3
Kansas
Big 12
-
#4
Virginia
ACC
-
#5
Utah
Mountain West
-
#6
Vanderbilt
SEC
-
#7
Arizona
PAC Ten
-
#8
Texas Tech
Big 12
-
#9
Montana
Big Sky
-
#10
Western Kentucky
Big East
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#11
Washington
Pac Ten
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#12
Iowa State
Big-12
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#13
Troy State
Mid-Cont.
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#14
Detroit
Midwestern
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#15
Eastern Kentucky
Ohio Valley
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#16
Howard
Mid-Eastern

Brackets

East Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 13 and 14Higher Seed's Home Court
RD2=Second round March 15 and 16Higher Seed's Home Court
RD3=Regional semifinals March 21University of Dayton Arena

Dayton, OH
RD4=Regional finals March 23University of Dayton Arena

Dayton, OH
RD1-team01=North Carolina
RD1-team02=Harvard
RD1-score01=78
RD1-score02=53
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team03=Michigan State
RD1-team04=Portland
RD1-score03=75
RD1-score04=70
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team05=George Washington
RD1-team06=Northwestern
RD1-score05=61
RD1-score06=46
RD1-team07=Tulane
RD1-team08=UCSB
RD1-score07=72
RD1-score08=69
RD1-team09=Notre Dame
RD1-team10=Memphis
RD1-score09=93
RD1-score10=62
RD1-team11=Texas
RD1-team12=SW Texas State
RD1-score11=66
RD1-score12=38
RD1-team13=St. Joseph's
RD1-team14=Kansas State
RD1-score13=70
RD1-score14=52
RD1-team15=Alabama
RD1-team16=St. Francis, PA
RD1-score15=94
RD1-score16=50
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=North Carolina
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Michigan State
RD2-score01=81
RD2-score02=71
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=George Washington
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Tulane
RD2-score03=81
RD2-score04=67
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Notre Dame
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Texas
RD2-score05=86
RD2-score06=83
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=St. Joseph's
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Alabama
RD2-score07=52
RD2-score08=61
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=North Carolina
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=George Washington
RD3-score01=46
RD3-score02=55
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Notre Dame
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Alabama
RD3-score03=87
RD3-score04=71
RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team01=George Washington
RD4-seed02=6
RD4-team02=Notre Dame
RD4-score01=52
RD4-score02=62

Mideast Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 12 and 13Higher Seed's Home Court
RD2=Second round March 14 and 15Higher Seed's Home Court
RD3=Regional semifinals March 21Memorial Gymnasium

Nashville, TN
RD4=Regional finals March 23Memorial Gymnasium

Nashville, TN
RD1-team01=Old Dominion
RD1-team02=Liberty
RD1-score01=102
RD1-score02=52
RD1-team03=Purdue
RD1-team04=Maryland
RD1-score03=74
RD1-score04=48
RD1-team05=Clemson
RD1-team06=Marquette
RD1-score05=66
RD1-score06=70
RD1-team07=LSU
RD1-team08=Maine
RD1-score07=88
RD1-score08=79
RD1-team09=USC
RD1-team10=San Francisco
RD1-score09=68
RD1-score10=55
RD1-team11=Florida
RD1-team12=Florida Intl
RD1-score11=92
RD1-score12=68
RD1-team13=Auburn
RD1-team14=Louisville
RD1-score13=68
RD1-score14=65
RD1-team15=Louisiana Tech
RD1-team16=St. Peter's
RD1-score15=94
RD1-score16=50
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Old Dominion
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Purdue
RD2-score01=69
RD2-score02=65
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Marquette
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=LSU
RD2-score03=58
RD2-score04=71
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=USC
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Florida
RD2-score05=78
RD2-score06=92
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Auburn
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score07=48
RD2-score08=74
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Old Dominion
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=LSU
RD3-score01=62
RD3-score02=49
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Florida
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Louisiana Tech
RD3-score03=71
RD3-score04=57
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Old Dominion
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Florida
RD4-score01=53
RD4-score02=51

Midwest Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 12 and 13Higher Seed's Home Court
RD2=Second round March 14 and 15Higher Seed's Home Court
RD3=Regional semifinals March 20Lubbock Municipal Coliseum

Lubbock, TX
RD4=Regional finals March 22Lubbock Municipal Coliseum

Lubbock, TX
RD1-team01=Connecticut
RD1-team02=Lehigh
RD1-score01=103
RD1-score02=35
RD1-team03=North Carolina State
RD1-team04=Iowa
RD1-score03=50
RD1-score04=56
RD1-team05=Duke
RD1-team06=DePaul
RD1-score05=70
RD1-score06=56
RD1-team07=Illinois
RD1-team08=Drake
RD1-score07=79
RD1-score08=62
RD1-team09=Oregon
RD1-team10=San Diego State
RD1-score09=79
RD1-score10=62
RD1-team11=Tennessee
RD1-team12=Grambling State
RD1-score11=91
RD1-score12=54
RD1-team13=Stephen F. Austin
RD1-team14=Toledo
RD1-score13=79
RD1-score14=66
RD1-team15=dn|University of Colorado|Colorado
RD1-team16=Marshall
RD1-score15=69
RD1-score16=49
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Connecticut
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Iowa
RD2-score01="'72
RD2-score02=53
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Duke
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Illinois
RD2-score03=85
RD2-score04=67
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Oregon
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Tennessee
RD2-score05=59
RD2-score06=76
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Stephen F. Austin
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Colorado
RD2-score07=74
RD2-score08=75
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Connecticut
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Illinois
RD3-score01=78
RD3-score02=73
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Tennessee
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Colorado
RD3-score03=75
RD3-score04=67
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Connecticut
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Tennessee
RD4-score01=81
RD4-score02=91

West Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 12 and 13Higher Seed's Home Court
RD2=Second round March 14 and 15Higher Seed's Home Court
RD3=Regional semifinals March 20The New Arena

Oakland, CA
RD4=Regional finals March 22The New Arena

Oakland, CA
RD1-team01=Stanford
RD1-team02=Howard
RD1-score01=111
RD1-score02=59
RD1-team03=Texas Tech
RD1-team04=Montana
RD1-score03=47
RD1-score04=45
RD1-team05=Utah
RD1-team06=Iowa State
RD1-score05=66
RD1-score06=57
RD1-team07=Virginia
RD1-team08=Troy State
RD1-score07=96
RD1-score08=74
RD1-team09=Vanderbilt
RD1-team10=Washington
RD1-score09=74
RD1-score10=62
RD1-team11=Kansas
RD1-team12=Detroit
RD1-score11=81
RD1-score12=67
RD1-team13=Arizona
RD1-team14=Western Kentucky
RD1-score13=76
RD1-score14=54
RD1-team15=Georgia
RD1-team16=Eastern Kentucky
RD1-score15=95
RD1-score16=55
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Stanford
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Texas Tech
RD2-score01=67
RD2-score02=45
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Utah
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Virginia
RD2-score03=46
RD2-score04=65
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Vanderbilt
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Kansas
RD2-score05=51
RD2-score06=44
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Arizona
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Georgia
RD2-score07=74
RD2-score08=80
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Stanford
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Virginia
RD3-score01=91
RD3-score02=69
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Vanderbilt
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Georgia
RD3-score03=52
RD3-score04=66
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Stanford
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Georgia
RD4-score01=82
RD4-score02=47

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals March 27
RD2=National Championship March 29
RD1-seed1=6E
RD1-team1=Notre Dame
RD1-score1=66
RD1-seed2=3MW
RD1-team2=Tennessee
RD1-score2=80
RD1-seed3=1ME
RD1-team3=Old Dominion
RD1-score3=83
RD1-seed4=1W
RD1-team4=Stanford
RD1-score4=82
RD2-seed1=3MW
RD2-team1=Tennessee
RD2-score1=68
RD2-seed2=1ME
RD2-team2=Old Dominion
RD2-score2=59

E-East; ME-Mideast; MW-Midwest; W-West.

ee also

* 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament